Karnataka

India records highest single-day vaccine coverage

3:04 pm April 2, 2021

New Delhi: More than 36.7 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day coverage till now, the Union Health ministry said on Friday. Of the 36,71,242 vaccine doses, 33,65,597 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 51,215 sessions for the first dose and 3,05,645 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine, the Health […]

Cave belonging to megalithic era found in Udupi

2:34 pm April 2, 2021

Mangaluru: A cave found during the renovation work of Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple at Paniyadi in Udupi district recently belongs to the megalithic period, according to T Murugeshi, associate professor of ancient history and archaeology at MSRS College in Shirva. In a statement, Murugeshi said he visited the renovation site on Thursday and found it was a […]

COVID-19: Karnataka logs 4,225 new cases,26 deaths

9:20 pm March 31, 2021

Bengaluru: Registering a sharp spike in daily infections, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 4,225 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 more fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,97,004 and the death toll to 12,567, the Health department said. The day also saw 1,492 patients getting discharged after recovery. The state had recorded 2,975 new […]

Lockdown in Karnataka extended till June 7, says CM

Alleged sex CD scandal will not impact upcoming by-polls: Karnataka CM

11:03 pm March 30, 2021

Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said that the alleged sex CD scandal will not have an impact on the upcoming by-polls in the state. “It (scandal) will not have any impact on the by-polls. I will ask Ramesh Jarkiholi to come and take part in the campaigning,” the Yediyurappa said. Yediyurappa further […]

COVID-19: 2,298 new cases in Karnataka, 12 deaths

8:55 pm March 24, 2021

Bengaluru: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, Karnataka logged over 2,000 fresh cases, reporting 2,298 new infections and 12 related fatalities. With the addition of the new cases, the caseload mounted to 9,75,955 and the toll to 12,461, a health department bulletin said. The state reported 2,010 cases on Tuesday. A total of over […]